Recent content by anvil

This may be a little off topic, but if the oem 16/17 stock sizes are 215/45/16 and 245/40/17 with the biased ply Yokohama A-022H tires, then since the "active" tire under corner conditions is primarily the rear with its toe-in countering the oversteer and with the biased ply of the A-022H adding...

Bob, While I agree with your original assertion that the weight transfer is strictly determined by the height of the center of mass, I also agree with nsx4fun's analysis that in the absence of roll prevention by an anti-roll bar, the center of mass will lift. After all, what happens when a car...

For your consideration: Without addressing the various speculations on the reasons why anti-roll bars have the effects that they do, it is apparently an accepted claim that a relatively stiffer bar on the front increases understeer. In and of itself, this says that a stiffer bar does reduce...

ilya, I don't have the WRX so I can't comment on that. I do have a Forester which uses the same type AWD platform but no high performance type options, turbo or otherwise. I have a little discomfort with engine knock (diagnosed as "piston slap" that is supposedly characteristic of the opposed...

Lud, Years ago the standard practice was a cable attached between the speedometer and the transmission. When they went to electronic read outs, front wheel drives and mid/rear engine designs they probably changed the practice. I haven't kept up with speedometer technology. Is the sensor on a...

Odd that you should mention it. Last Sunday I parked alone in a large, vacant parking lot with only one entrance in the most remote corner. From my office window, I noticed at least half a dozen different cars enter the lot and drive directly up to the car, some leaving their cars to look the...

Okay, So somebody has to volunteer to ask the dumb questions, and I guess it is my turn. In my misspent youth all the cars had a speedometer pickup in the transmission prior to the differential. Changing the ring and pinion gear would *not* change the indicated speed at a given rpm any more...

Hey, Thanks for the interest and effort to help! This website is a terrific resource just because people speak out. anvil

Larry, Yes, it does make sense. What my comment was intended to convey was that it was towed out so much that standing directly above the tire, the tow out was obvious, ... like the rear wheel was the front wheel when turning to the left a little. (There was obvious negative camber too, but...

sxtasy, Gehard was talking about the part of auto stereo main units that was most likely to fail, ... not about nsx systems specifically. On the nsx the door amplifiers apparently have failed more than head units in the past. In my nsx, however, it was determined that the head unit amplifier...

Larry, That was an exaggeration I discovered when I rechecked with a ruler the next morning in the daylight. If you sighted along the tire (imagine a long stick laying across the sides of the rear tire) the stick would point at a point on a ruler laying on the ground next to and perpendicular...

That would be great! Who do I need to contact and how do I reach them? anvil

Gerhard, the electronics guy who repaired my AC control head and tried to repair my stereo, told me that the component most likely to fail in most stereo units is the amplifier IC chip. It failed in my unit. He has not been able to find a source for these chips for our stereo head unit. Does...

Hammer, Turn on the ignition switch and watch the voltage on the voltmeter gauge without starting the car. If you are reading around 12-13 volts, initially and the needle moves up a volt or a little more when you start, then the battery is near normal and the system is charging. If the needle...

Larry, Thanks for the response! I realized this weekend that the driver's side rear wheel was lined up with a point about 6 to 8 inches out from the front wheel and knew a fix was in order. Could the camber adjustment change the tow that much or is there a spacer or something that could have...